Why You Should Learn From Vintage Books | A Better Way To Learn New Skills

Hey folks, today I wanted to discuss something near and dear to me.
Vintage craft books can be a great way to help you learn new and useful skills and that's why i love them! I have found these books to be a better introduction to crafts and and easier inspiration than a lot of five minute craft style videos or modern or modern books that require 15,000 dollars worth of power tools to follow. I think learning a craft or taking up a new hobby like this can be a great alleviator to some of the doom scrolling tendencies a lot of us have. What's great about these books is they often only ask for you to have very accessible tools (as that's what existed at the time) which means the barrier to entry is far lower. Let me know what you think and if you have any recommendations of this ilk in the comments below.
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[@lou-annroffe--brenet5995]

Hi ! I absolutely love this video and I can only agree with you. Just this weekend I got secondhand books about spices, condiments and cooking and I love them sooo much :) The thing I find amazing with old books is how they conceptualize time. Because I feel like today we spend our lives running ahead of everything and we never seem to stop and take the time to do something. I think that as we can buy everything pre-made in stores we never take the time to create something from scratch. Personally I am trying to unlearn that and restore my conception of time. I have only recently started making jams and apple sauce again for example and I am loving every moment of it ! I used to do it when I was little but I stopped as I grew up and now I am trying to implement a « calmer » approach of the world. For me it goes through cooking but it’s almost like a meditation !! Anyway, I’m yapping away but thank you so much for sharing those books with us. I’ll definitely try to find a woodworking one like yours to gift to my partner :)

[@ReordanJamesCarey]

Heya! Thank you so much for your comment! This is exactly it, we often are a little disconnected from the things we have or consume, but stepping back and experiencing creation is a wonderful thing. I'm glad to hear it's become a meditative thing for you! And I'd really love to hear some of your Jam recipes too! Thanks so much for stopping by! ~R

[@samwellhamilton-barry2181]

Such a sweet way to look at learning and i love the way you're expanding why one should seek out these books. Additionally, what a good way to look at maintaining motivation.

[@ReordanJamesCarey]

It's helped a lot, I think I might include some of the books I use for inspiration in my videos just to show how useful they are

[@melodyloock2233]

I love everything about this video I wish I could write so many little comments everywhere. But overall I love how you still refer to physical books even though the first thought today would be to find a tutorial on the internet, such an inspiring video!

[@ReordanJamesCarey]

Mmmm! And KZbin is still a wonderful resource, especially for folks who really need to see someone else doing it to wrap their hands around. But a book can give you a great jumping off point, even if it's just telling you what to search

[@philipswain4122]

Brilliant video. Many thanks for posting. I always gravitate to vintage books. I love the no nonsense “analog” approach to crafts, whether it be gardening, woodworking,and writing.

[@ReordanJamesCarey]

Well said, it really helps even out the playing field, and gives folks a foot in the door when it comes to bigger things like making DIY furniture and stuff around the house

[@user-il6dd1tl7v]

one of the reasons i prefer older books is that the vernacular tends to be more eloquent and fanciful in they're descriptiveness, you can feel the care and attentiveness to the words used

[@ReordanJamesCarey]

Absolutely, less corporate as well, so you feel like you're in conversation with the author, not with a committee. And they weren't afraid of telling you the pitfalls you might face as well, which is lovely to see as someone who often makes mistakes on the first try